Peggilene Bartels – King Peggy

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David is joined by Peggilene Bartels to tell her incredible story of becoming King of the village of Otuam in Ghana. Peggilene, aka King Peggy, was born in Ghana in 1953 but moved to the United States in the early 1970s to work at Ghana’s embassy. After spending almost 35 years living in Maryland, Peggy got a phone call that changed her life. Her uncle, the King of Otuam, had passed away and it was decided that Peggy was to become King. Unfortunately, being the King of Otuam is not quite as glamorous as one might hope. Instead of finding a life of luxury and wealth, Peggilene discovered a dilapidated palace and a population of 7,000 without education, safe drinking water, or adequate healthcare.

Original Air Date: 05-24-2012

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Lizz Winstead – Lizz Free Or Die

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David speaks with writer, comedian, and “Daily Show” co-creator Lizz Winstead about her new memoir Lizz Free Or Die. In this collection of essays, Winstead talks about her Minnesota upbringing and how becoming a comedian was a secondary plan after finding out that she wasn’t allowed to become a Priest.

Original Air Date: 05-23-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Lizz_Winstead_Lizz_Free_Or_Die_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Lizz_Winstead_Lizz_Free_Or_Die_Part_2.mp3]

John Smoltz – Starting And Closing

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David chats with Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz about his new book Starting And Closing: Perseverance, Faith, And One More Year. The book focuses mainly on Smoltz’s last year playing baseball and the time he spent with the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. While based on his final season in 2009, the book uses lessons learned in seasons past to help him deal with the obstacles he faced during the season.

Original Air Date: 05-21-2012

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Peter Bergen – Manhunt

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David chats with Peter Bergen about Bergen’s latest book Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search For Bin Laden From 9/11 To Abbottabad. In 1997, Bergen was the first Western journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden for CNN and gave Bin Laden his first opportunity to declare war against the United States directly to a Western audience. Since then, Bergen has become perhaps the most knowledgeable and trusted source on al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. It seems only appropriate that in 2011, shortly after the Navy Seal raid that lead to the death of Bin Laden, Bergen would be the only American journalist allowed into the Bin Laden compound. Bergen shares his experience reconstructing the scene shortly before the compound’s destruction and the circumstances that lead to the demise of the al-Qaeda leader.

Original Air Date: 05-17-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Peter_Berger_Manhunt_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Peter_Berger_Manhunt_Part_2.mp3]

Terry McDermott – The Hunt For KSM

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David speaks with author Terry McDermott about his new book The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Along with his co-author Josh Meyer, McDermott traces the pursuit of a man who wasn’t even on the government’s radar immediately following 9/11.

Original Air Date: 05-15-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Terry_McDermott_The_Hunt_For_KSM_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Terry_McDermott_The_Hunt_For_KSM_Part_2.mp3]

Tim Arango – Romeo & Juliet In Iraq

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David chats with Tim Arango, the current Baghdad bureau chief of The New York Times, about the rise in culture and the arts in Iraq. After years of suppression, culture and the arts have taken a bit more significant role in the country than it has in the past. The interview focuses mainly on a current run of Romeo and Juliet at the National Theater. Rather than taking the story as it is, this interpretation takes Sunnis against Shias and even makes comical references to Iran, Blackwater, and even suicide bombings.

Original Air Date: 05-8-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Tim_Arango_Romeo_and_Juliet_in_Iraq.mp3]

John Marzulli – Adis Medunjanin

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David speaks with reporter John Marzulli of the New York Daily News about the unique and interesting case of Adis Medunjanin. Along with two other wanna-be terrorists, Medunjanin lived in Flushing, Queens, New York where they became radicalized by lectures by al-Qaeda sympathizers on the internet.

Original Air Date: 05-7-2012

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Jon Watts – AKA Blondie

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David speaks with Producer and Director Jon Watts about his new documentary film “AKA Blondie” – a profile of one of Atlanta’s best known and least understood celebrities. Years in the making, this documentary takes a look at how a stripper in Atlanta’s seediest club became a pop-culture icon attracting celebrities from Bill Murray to Lady Gaga to get a glimpse of the living legend.

Original Air Date: 05-3-2012

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Erica Jong – Sugar in My Bowl

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David speaks with acclaimed author Erica Jong about her latest book Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex. This book, compiled and edited by Jong, is a collection of writings by 28 women about all things sexual. Taking its name from the Bessie Smith classic, Sugar in My Bowl ranges from pornographic to romantic, cautionary to historical and everywhere else in between.

Original Air Date: 05-3-2012

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Zachary Karabell – Apple

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David chats with hedge fund manager and author for Newsweek and The Daily Beast Zachary Karabell about the success of Apple. Even in a time of an incredible economic downturn, Apple has managed to make itself the most valuable company in the world even though their products are typically luxury items rather than essential goods.

Original Air Date: 05-1-2012

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